The physical and emotional victimisation of the male partner within a heterosexual marriage or cohabitating relationship : an explorative study

Abstract:

This study aimed at exploring the impact of emotional and physical abuse that a male partner experiences “at the hands” of his female partner within a marriage or cohabitating relationship. This is accomplished by giving each respondent a “voice” with which he shares his victimisation experiences. Each case is individually analysed and interpreted according to an integrated systems model of abuse of the male victim of domestic violence which forms the theoretical foundation for this study.
Through a process of in-depth personal interviews with the participants, researcher was able to compile a qualitative study, using the purposive snow ball sampling method. This information was used in collaboration with supportive literature to assist researcher in gaining a deep understanding of this form of domestic violence.
It is hoped that this study will contribute to further research initiatives with regards to the male victim of domestic violence in South Africa. It is also researcher’s aim to inform victimology students and the helping professions about male battering and the unique circumstances surrounding it.

Citation:Barkhuizen, Merlyn (2010) The physical and emotional victimisation of the male partner within a heterosexual marriage or cohabitating relationship : an explorative study, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3650>

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